{"id":2095,"date":"2019-01-19T15:39:05","date_gmt":"2019-01-19T15:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=2095"},"modified":"2019-01-19T15:39:05","modified_gmt":"2019-01-19T15:39:05","slug":"teenage-hadebe-defends-leaking-kaizer-chiefs-defence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/teenage-hadebe-defends-leaking-kaizer-chiefs-defence","title":{"rendered":"Teenage Hadebe defends leaking Kaizer Chiefs defence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kaizer Chiefs defender Teenage Hadebe has leaped to the defence of their under-fire backline, particularly reserve goalkeeper Virgil Vries.<\/p>\n<p>Chiefs\u2019 defensive organisation and performances have come under heavy scrutiny in recent weeks, with the team having conceded six goals in their last four games in the new year.<\/p>\n<p>Though fingers have long since been pointed towards the central defence, stretching back to the start of the season with the likes of Daniel Cardoso and Mario Booysen taking most of the flak, Hadebe has recently been brought in by new coach Ernst Middendorp to try and solidify the back door.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Zimbabwean has also since experienced a heightened level of criticism after they conceded five goals in their last two encounters but is confident clean sheets will come eventually.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Bns4p5r1\">\n<div class=\"in-post-div\">\n<p>\u201cFor sure, I\u2019m happy now that I\u2019m getting game-time and I\u2019m sure it\u2019s a good improvement for me from last season, but I have to keep giving the best,\u201d said Hadebe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI waited for my chance [this season] and I think I\u2019m doing well, but at the back we just need to keep it simple so we can keep clean-sheets because fans are complaining that we are conceding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vries has also had to content with comparisons to long-serving first-choice shotstopper Itumeleng Khune, but Hadebe feels the Namibian international deserves a chance as \u201cno-one is perfect\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d say maybe it was communication [that led to the team conceding] \u2013 we didn\u2019t communicate very well. I\u2019m sure that\u2019s why we conceded such easy goals,\u201d said Hadebe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure Virgil is a good keeper, he\u2019s the one communicating with us at the back and I know some people are starting to blame him but he\u2019s a good keeper.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou saw how he performed against Black Leopards [in the Telkom Knockout first round] and he has been keeping clean-sheets, but now people are starting to complain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s how football is \u2013 the top goalkeepers make mistakes, and no-one is perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-post-div\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaizer Chiefs defender Teenage Hadebe has leaped to the defence of their under-fire backline, particularly reserve goalkeeper Virgil Vries. Chiefs\u2019 defensive organisation and performances have come under heavy scrutiny in recent weeks, with the team having conceded six goals in their last four games in the new year. 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